Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress and RJD of insulting Chhath Puja and using it for votes, calling their leaders “yuvrajs” from corrupt families. He stated that while his government seeks Unesco heritage status for the festival, opposition leaders dismiss it as “drama.” PM Modi also criticized the alliance’s “unrealistic promises” and alleged a focus on “loot” and “misgovernance.”

Three armed robbers looted cash and gold ornaments from a jewellery shop in Punjab’s Jalandhar on Thursday morning after threatening the owner’s son at gunpoint.

FBI Director Kash Patel allegedly used a government jet to attend his girlfriend’s singing performance at a wrestling event in Nashville, according to flight records and claims made by a former FBI agent.